🚨 IF CALIFORNIA RACING COLLAPSES, THE SHOCKWAVES COULD CRIPPLE AMERICAN THOROUGHBRED RACING!🚨 With the Breeders’ Cup approaching, national racing leadership needs a serious reality check. CALIFORNIA IS AMERICA’S #1 ECONOMY. KENTUCKY RANKS 29TH. • California GDP: $4.3 TRILLION • Kentucky GDP: $313.6 BILLION • California’s economy is nearly 14 TIMES LARGER! Now consider California racing: • $2.75 BILLION in FY 2024–25 racing handle. • $892 MILLION in out-of-state wagering. • $546.8 MILLION wagered at Del Mar’s 2026 summer meet. • $708.1 MILLION wagered at Santa Anita’s 2025–26 winter–spring meet. DOES ANYONE SERIOUSLY BELIEVE AMERICAN RACING CAN AFFORD TO LOSE CALIFORNIA? Several Southern California trainers are reportedly moving strings of horses to Oaklawn Park. That should set off alarm bells! Fewer horses mean smaller fields, weaker wagering opportunities and increasing pressure on purses. Owners leave, breeders lose customers and the cycle accelerates. THEN THE DAMAGE SPREADS NATIONALLY! Kentucky stallion farms lose business. Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton and OBS risk losing California buyers. National wagering pools weaken. Even the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup could feel the consequences. MY PREDICTION: IF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RACING COLLAPSES, THE ENTIRE NATIONAL INDUSTRY COULD FACE A FINANCIAL CRISIS! California has helped finance American racing for generations. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR HANDOUTS. WE HELPED BUILD THIS INDUSTRY! Earlier this month, Dianne and I submitted a proposal to Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) to attract 500 new broodmares annually with $15,000 incentives per mare, a $7.5 MILLION annual investment. We proposed funding support from The Jockey Club and Breeders’ Cup, organizations reportedly holding approximately $140 MILLION in combined financial resources. THE MONEY IS THERE. THE SOLUTIONS ARE BEING OFFERED. WHERE IS THE ACTION? Let’s be clear: Kentucky’s hardworking horsemen and breeders, along with the dedicated employees of The Jockey Club and Breeders’ Cup, are part of the 99%. Our criticism is directed at the interconnected governing boards and their priorities. WE ARE NO LONGER IN WARNING MODE. WE ARE IN URGENCY MODE! Kentucky’s success depends on a healthy national racing industry. IF CALIFORNIA FALLS, KENTUCKY WON’T ESCAPE THE CONSEQUENCES! THE 99% ARE DEMANDING ACTION. WHERE IS THE NATIONAL PLAN? REFORM IS COMING! Repost and speak out. @BreedersCup @jockeyclub